Sausage-machine.



' J. C. SMITH & S. A'. DARNELL.

SAUSAGE MACHINE.'

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26, I915.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

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WITNESSES:

11 TTO/M/EYS WEED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

JOHN CLVIN SMITH AND SIGN ARRINGTON DARNELL, F.MOBILE, ALABAMA,ASSIGNOBS OF ONE-THIRD TO ARTHUR D. DAVIS, 0F MOBILE, ALABAMA.

SAUSAGE-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

Application filed April 26, 1915. Serial No. 23,842.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN C. SMITH and SION A. EARNELL, citizens of theUnited States, and residents of Mobile, in the county of Mobile andState of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful improvements inSausage-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention is an improvement in sansage machines, and the inventionhas for its obJect 'to provide a machine of the character specified,adapted for simultaneously operating upon a series of rolls of sausage,of that type known as wienerwurst or the 2 like for dividing the severalrolls into links of apredetermined length, by subjecting the roll atpredetermined points to a twisting movement on its long axis, whereby todivide. the roll into links.

in the drawings, Figure l is a side viewof a portion or" the improvedmachine; Fig. 2 is a top plan view, with parts in section; Fig. 3 is asection on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of thearrows adja- 5 cent tothe line; Fig. 4. is a longitudinal ,ver-

tical section through one of the operating tubes or casings, showing theparts in one position; Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. 4, showin theparts in another osition; Figs. 6, 7 an are sections on the ine 6-6, 7-7and -10-10, respectively, oi Fig. 4, each view looking in the directionof the arrows adjacent to the line; Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8-8of Fig. 5, looking in the direction of the arrow adjacent to the line;Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8. showing the arts in anotherposition; and Fig. 11 is a etail side: view or" a portion of theoperating mechanism.

The present embodiment of the invention comprises a table 1, of suitablesize and suitably supported, having an opening 2, 'in which theoperating, mechanism to be later described. is arranged.

A sheet metal i'eed table 3 is arranged at one end of the opening. thesaid sheet metal being secured to the table at the o posite sides of theopening by screws 4 or t 9 like, and thesheet is provided at its innerend and at each side with an extension 5. extending alon idc the side ofthe opening, and having i s inner edge flush with the edge of theopening, and each extension is secured to the table at its outer edge bythe screws 5, before mentionw.

From an inspection of Fig. 3,'it will be noted that the table iscounter-bored or rabbeted on its upper face at each of the extensions 5as indicated at 6, and each of the said rabbeted portions extends fromnear the inner end of the extension to a point beyond where theextension merges into the body of the sheet. These rabbeted portions 6,in conjunction with the extension 5, form guideways for receiving'theopposite side edges of a sheet metal apron 7, which is arranged to movebeneath the table 3 and to move in the guideways formed beneath theextensions 5. I

The sausage rolls 8 to be operated upon, are fed over the feed table 3and over the apron 7, in a manner to be later described, and theoperating mechanism for operating upon the rolls is arranged within theopening 2. This mechanism in the present instance is arranged to operatesimultaneously upon two rolls of sausage, but it is obvious that themachine may be arranged to operate upon any desired number of rolls.

Each of the rolls is fed into a tube or tu-. bular casing 9, each of thesaid casings having a diameter slightly greater than that of the rollupon which it is to operate, and each of the said tubes is of a lengthto receive approximately two and one-half links into which the rolls areto be divided.

Each of the tubes 9 passes at its front end through an opening in asupporting plate 10. and a collar 11 is secured to each tube on theouter side of the plate 10 to prevent movement of the tube with res actto the plate in the opposite direction. .ach of the tubes 9 is alsoreamed outwardly or beveled at its front end to permit the easy entranceof the sausage roll. and a gear wheel 12 is keyed to each tube on theinner side of the plate 10.

The tubcs 9 are as before stated, arranged in series of two. a singleseries being shown in the premnt instance. and the gear wheels of theseries mesh with a gear wheel 13 arrangedbelow and between the gearwheels 12 and secured to a shaft it by means of a kev 15. The shaft 14has the end adjacent 'to theglate 10 reduced and threaded, and

the sai end is passed through an opening in the plate 10, and is engagedby a nut 16 on the outer taco of the plate to securethe shaft in placeand prevent longitudinal movement thereof.

It will be obvious that when the shaft 14 is rotated under conditions tobe presently described, the two tubes 9 will also be rotated in the samedirection, and at the same speed. The plate 10 is provided with anupward extension 10 intermediate its ends and approximately at itscenter, and the extension is extended inward, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.The upper face of the extension forms a guideway for engagement by aslide plate 17 movable laterally of the tubes 9 on the guideway. .Thisslide plate is provided with longitudinally extending slots 18 at itsends, and the slots are engaged by threaded stems 19 extending upwardlyfrom the upper edge of the plate 10, and this stem is engaged by a nut20 above the slide plate. Thus the slide plate is guided and limited inits movement on the extension of the plate 10, and the plate is providedintermediate its ends and at approximately its center with an upstandingwrist pin 21, which engages within a longitudinal slot 22 in one of thearms 23 of a rock lever to be later described, and comprising an arm 23,and an arm 24 extending at'approximately a right angle with respect tothe arm 23. The slide plate 17, as shown in Fig. 4, is rabbeted on itsunder face to fitthe extension 10 of the plate 10, and inside the plate10 the slide plate is provided with a series of depending rack teeth orwith a depending rack bar 25. The teeth of this rack bar 25 mesh withthe teeth of a pinion 26 which is secured to a stub shaft journaled inthe plate 10 transversely thereof, between the tubes 9.

The pinion is keyed to the shaft, as shown in Fig. 6, and on theopposite side of the plate 10 the stub shaft has a cross head 28 securedthereto. ends of the cross head intermediate the ends of the links, andthe links are arranged parallel, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3,above and below the openings in the tubes 9. Each link 29 extends inboth" directions from the cross head toward the opposite ends of theplate 10, as shown in Fig. 3,-and

at their opposite ends the links are connected by cross heads .30pivoted to the plate 10. It

"3, the links or bars 29 will be moved toward each other, moving at thesame time toward the centers of the tubes 9-.

The operation of the said links or'bars is shown more particularly inFigs. 4 and 5. In Fig. 5 the cross heads 28 and 39ers in Links 29 areconnected with the normal vertical position. When, however, the slideplate 17 is moved toward the left of Fig. 3, the stub shaft 27 will berotated, through the engagement of the rack bar 25, with the pinion 26,in a direction to swing the upper end of the cross head 28 to the leftof Fig.3. The cross heads 30 move in unison with the cross head 28 andthe links 29, which are in fact compressing links, are moved together onthe sausage roll, as shown in Fig. 4.

The links are moved by the rock lever 2324, the said lever being pivotedon a pivot pin 31, which extends upwardly from an arch bracket 32 whichextends transversely of the tubes 9. This arch bracket 32 is provided ateach end with a foot 33, and each of the feetis curved transversely tofit over a nipple 34 extending rearwardly from the lower side edge ofthe plate 10, and the feet are secured to the extensions by means ofscrews 35 or the like. Each of these extensions 34 of the plate 10 ismounted to slide on a tubular guide 35, and. said guides are supportedbelow the table 1 at each side of the opening 2.

Each guide is rovided at its front end with a bracket p ate 37, fittingthe under face of the table 1, and secured thereto, as shown. From thebracket plate each of the guides extends rearwardly, to the opposite endof the opening 2. Here the end of the guide is received within a tubularextension or nipple 38, on a plate 39 secured to the table within theopening, and extending above and below the opening. The plate 39 is, asshown in Fig. 1, bolted to angle brack-= ets 40 secured to the underside of the table. The plate 10 and its integral extensions or bearingsleeves 34 together with the arch bracket 32, are mounted to movelongitudinally of the guides 36, and they are moved by means of a pitman41 which is pivoted "at one end between a pair of laterally spaced lugs42 on. the plate 10, and at the opposite end to a wrist pin 43 on a diskor wheel 44 keyed to an operating shaft 45. The operating shaft isjournaled in depending bearings 46 on the under side of the table 1, andit will be evident that when the said shaft is rotated, the pitman willreciprocate the plate 10 and the parts connected therewith.

link or rod 47 is pivoted at one end to the arm 24 of the elbowlever23-24, and thesaid link or rod is provided with a plu rality of stopswhich are adjustable thereon. At the end remote from the elbow lever thelink or rod passes through an opening in the upper end of the plate 39,and the stops 48 and 49 are mounted on the rod on opposite sides of theplate. These stops 48 and 49 are in the form of collars adjustable onthe-link or rod and held in adjusted position by a set screw 50. Byloosening the -set screw pertaining thereto, 'eitherstop may be adjustedto the desired position, and may be secured in such position bytightening the set screw.

When the plate 10 and connected parts are reciprocated as abovementioned, it will be evident that at one end of its travel the stop -18will en age with the plate 39, while at the other en of the travel ofthe plate 10, the stop 49 will engage with the plate. The stops 48 and49 will engage the plate 39 near the end of the movement of the plate 10in each direction. The plate 10 with its extensions 34, the arch bar 32and connected parts, will be hereafter described for the sake ofbrevityas the carriage, and when the said carriage is moved toward thefeed table 3, just before it reaches the end of its movement in thisdirection, the stop 49 will engage the plate 39, and will shift theslide plate 17 to cause the same to operate the mechanism connectedtherewith to close the compressing links 29 on the sausage roll. Whenthe carriage moves toward the plate 39, just before it reaches the endof its movement in this direction, the stop 48 will engage the plate 39and will cause the slide plate 1,7 to separate the compressing links 29to release the roll.

Clamping mechanism is arranged in each of the tubes 9 for clamping thesausage roll, to constrain the roll to move with the tube when thecarriage is reciprocated. The said clamping mechanism is constituted bya plate 51 arranged within the tube. and of approximately the samelength as the tube. Each of the plates 51 is curved transversely to fitthe tube 9, and each plate 51 is connected to the adjacent tube 9 bymeans of links 52, and each of the links 52 is arranged in a slot 53in-the tube 9. Each link is pivoted at its outer end to the tube, and atits inner end to the clamping plate.

'l he tube has a pair of spaced bearing lugs to which the outer end ofeach link is pivoted. and the clamping plate has a si1nilar pair of lugsfor connection with the inner end of the link. 'l he tubes 9 are of suchdiameter that the sausage will move freely through them. and theclamping plates are of a width to cover approximately onethird theperiphery of the roll.

The clamping plates are mounted at the tops of the tubes. and each lateis provided between the suppqrting links 52 with a pair of cams 54 and55. The cams extend through slots in the tube i9. and they are arrangedin longitudinal 'alinement with respect to the tube 9. The cams areadapted to he engaged by operating rings 56 mounted on the tubes 9.between the cams. Each of the ugerating rings or sleeves 56 has itsforward end. that is. the end adjacent to the plate 10. tapering orconical. and the cam 55 has the face remote from the plate 10 undercutas shown, for engagement by the tapering end of the ring, to lift thecam and c amping'plate.

The opposite end of each sleeve or ring 56 is counter-bored as shown inFig. 4, and the inner end of the counter-bored portion is inclined ortapered as indicated at 57. This incline is adapted to ride .upon thatface of the cam 54 adjacent to the plate 10, and said face is inclined,as will be seen from an inspection of Figs. 4 and 5, to coiiperate withtheincline 57, to move the clamping plate downward to the sausage roll.

Each of the rings or sleeves 56 has an annular groove 58, and the grooveof each ring is engaged by the arm 59 of a fork on the end of acrosshead 50. This cross head is arranged between the tubes 9, with the forksextending in opposite directions, and the arms of each engage the grooveof the adjacent sleeve or ring. The cross head is connected to one endof a rod 61, the said end being threaded and passed through an openingin the cross head, and nuts 62 are threaded on the rod on opposite sidesof the cross head to hold the same in adjusted position. '3

T he rod extends from the cross head toward the plate 39, and throughthe opening in the plate, and the said end of the rod has a head 63 forengagement by the plate to move the rod. The movement of the sleeves orrings 56 is very slight, and at the end of the movement of the carriagein each direction. This movement is just suilicient to cause the sleeveor ring to move from the position of Fig. l to that of fig. 5.

in Fig. 4 the ring is shown as engaging the cam 54 to cause the plate 51to clamp the sausage roll. The shaft 14 is arranged to be rotated by thereciprocation of the carrange. has the end adjacent to the plate 39provided with a spiral groove 64. and this end of the shaft passesthrough a ratchet wheel 65 which is journaled on the inner face oi theit will be noted that the said shaft plate 39 and rotatablv held incontact with the plate by means of a nut '66. The ratchet wheel has atubular hub which passes through an opening in the plate 39, and the nut(it; engages the hub on the opposite side of the plate 39 from theratchet wheel.

T he ratchet wheel has an inwardly extending lug (3? which engages thegroove 64, as shown more particularly in Fig.1), and the ratchet wheelis engaged and is held from reverse movement by a pawl 68 pivoted to theplate 39 and normally pressed into engagement with the wheel by a spring(39. it will be obvious that when the shaft 14 moves through the ratchetwheel in one direction. the wheel may be rotated with the shaft. When.however. the shaft moves in the opposite direction. the wheel is heldfrom rotation by the pawl. and the shaft is rotatedthus causing theshaft to rotate the gear wheel 13.

and toward the sausage roll, and said links- The feed apron 7 isconnected. to the carriage, the said plate having a downwardly odsetportion 70 which is secured to the outer face of the plate 10 by meansof screws 71 or'the like. Thus when the carriage is reciprocated thefeed apron will move therewith. The feed apron 7 provides a support forthe sausage roll whatever the position of the carriage. \Vere no supportprovided, when the carriage moved away from the feed table 3, thatportion of the sausage roll between the carriage and the inner end ofthe feed table would be unsupported. The feed apron, however, beingconnected with the carriage and moving therewith, provides a support forthe sausage roll, whatever the position of the carriage. The outer endof the apron moves beneath the feed table, and the apron is ofsufiicient length to cover the space between'the inner end of the feedtable and the carriage, whatever the position of the carriage.

The operation of the machine is'as follows: The sausage in rolls is fedto the tubes 9. 'As the shaft this rotated, the'carriage will bei'eciprocated, moving from the position shown in Fig. 4, to the oppositeend of its travel. As the carriage moves toward the plate 39, thesausage is operated upon,

. while on the return movement the sausage roll is released. As thecarriage moves toward the feed table 3, the sausage roll is released, sothat no impediment is offered to its passage through the tubes 9. Justas the carriage reaches the end of its'movement toward the feed table 3,the stop 49 engages the plate 39 and swings the elbow lever Ad-24 in adirection to cause the slide plate to rotate the stub shaft 27 towardthe left of Fig. 3. This movement causes the compresslng links 29 tomove toward each other grasp the, sausage roll between them, as

shown in Fig; 4. I I

It will be noticed from an inspection of Fig. 4 that the adjacent edgesof the said links are rounded to prevent injury to the covering of thesausage, and they hold the sausage during the twisting thereof, 'toprovide a distinct division between the adjacent links. Just after thelink 47 is shifted, as above noted, the link 61 will be shifted, throughthe engagement of the head plate 51 downwardly to clamp the sausage.

The sausage is now clamped in the tube. and is also held between thecompressing links at a point where it desired to form a division betweentwo links, and the carriage is ready to move in the opposite direction,on its the carriage.

ravines operative stroke. Thecarri'fdifei now begins to move toward theplate 39, and since the ratchet wheel, is held from-turning by the shaft68, the shaft 14; will be'rotated in the direction of the arrow on thesaid shaft in Fig. 4. The gear wheel-13 will rotate and will rotate thegear wheels 12 at" the same speed and in the same direction. Thesewheels are connected to the tubes 9, andsaid tubes, together with thesausage,; rolls which are clamped to the tubes, will be rotated. All ofthat portion of the sausage roll within the tube 9 which is held by theplate 51 will be rotated with respect to that portion which is on thefeed apron '7, andysince the sausage is held between the'links29, a neck8 will be formed between this new link and the body of the sausage roll.The rotating movement of the sausage continues through out the operativestroke or reciprocation of Just before the carriage reaches the end ofits movementtoward. the plate 39, the stop 48 engages said plate and.

the link 47 is shifted in a direction to move the links 29 away fromeach other, as shown in Fig. 5. At the same time, or shortly thereafter,the adjacent ends of the cam.

sleeves 56 engage the inner face of the plate 39, and the said camsleeves are moved tof I 95- The beveledends of the sleeves engage theward'the cams 55..

undercut faces of the cams, thus lifting the clamping plates andreleasing the sausage rolls. return movement, and as .it moves, the

ratchet wheel 65 is free to rotate,'and does rotate, so that the shaft14 is not aflecterL.

The carriage is now ready for the The sausage roll is held from movementby' i that portion which has already-been formed into links, and by thatportion which has not yet been touched, and on the return stroke of thecarriage the rolls will move through the tubes.

at a new point, and the clamping plates 51 will be operated to clamp therolls in the tubes. a

Each time a length of sausage sufiicient to form a link will be markedofl' from the body of the roll, and will be twisted to form the neck 8between the link and the body of the roll. The length of the linksformed depends upon the extent of the reciprocation of the carriage, andit will be evident that to provide other series of tubes will requireonly mechanical changes such as will beobviousto those skilled in theart. The carriage moves on the -gnides36 and the operation is entirelyautomatic.

We claim 1. A sausage machine, comprising a feed table, a carriagemovable longitudinally thereof, guides for the carriage, means for Whenthe carriage reaches the end of its movement toward the;

in the opposite direction.

reciprocating the carriage, a tubular casing journaled longitudinally ofthe carriage, clamping mechanism in the casing for clamping a sausageroll within the same, means operated by the movement of the carriageaway from the feed table for rotating the casing and releasabletherefrom on the reverse movement of the carriage, means controlled bythe movement of the carriage in opposite directions for clampingmechanism to clamp the roll when the carriage moves away from the feedtable and release the roll when the carriage movestoward the table, apair of clamping links mounted on the carriage at the front end of thecasing for movement toward and from each other to clamp the roll, andmeans controlled by the movement of the carriage in opposite directionsfor moving the links toward and from each other.

2. In a sausage machine, comprising a reciprocating carriage and atubular casing journaled longitudinally of the carriage for receiving asausage roll, and having clamping mechanism for clamping the roll to thecasing, means for rotating the casing when the carriage moves in onedirection, said means comprising a gear wheel on the tube, ashaftjournaled parallel with the tube and having a gear wheel meshing withthe gear wheel thereon, said shaft having a spiral groove, a ratchetwheel on the shaft and having a lug for engaging the groove. a fixedsupport upon which the ratchet wheel is journaled, and a pawl engagingthe wheel to prevent reverse movement thereof.

3. In a sausage machine, comprising a reciprocating carriage and atubular casing journaled longitudinally of the carriage for receiving asausage roll, and having clamping mechanism for clamping the roll to thecasing, means for rotating the cas1 ng when the carriage moves in onedlrectlon, said means comprising a gear wheel on the tube, and a shaftjournaled parallel with the tube and having a gear wheel meshing withthe gear wheel thereon. means in connection with the shaft for rotatingthe shaft when the carriage moves with the roll clamped and forreleasing the shaft when the carriage moves 4. In a sausage machine, atubular casing adapted to receive a sausage roll, sald casing beingsupported for rotating movement and for longitudinal movement, means forgulding the casing in its longitudinal movement, means for reciprocatingthe cas1ng,.means within the casing for clamping the sausage roll to.the casing, means operated by the movement of the casing in oppositedirections for controlling the clamping mechanism to clamp and releasethe roll, means controlled by the movement of the casing when thesausage is clamped to rotate the casing and releasable from the casingwhen operating the the casing moves in the opposite direction, means atthe end of the casing for separating a link from the roll, saidseparating means comprising a pair of parallel links mounted formovement toward or from each other, and means controlled by the movementof the casing in opposite directions for operating the links.

5. In a sausage machine, a tubular casing adapted to receive a sausageroll, sad citing being supported for rotating movement and forlongitudinal movement, means for guiding the casing in its longitudinalmovement, means for reciprocating the casing, means within the casingfor clamping the sausage roll to the casing, means operated by themovement of the casing in opposite directions for controlling'theclamping mechanism to clamp and release the roll, means controlled bythe movement of the casing when the sausage is clamped to rotate thecasing and releasable from the casing when the casing moves in theopposite direction, and means at the end of the casing for separating alink from the roll.

'6. In a sausage machine, a tubular casing adapted to receive a sausageroll, said casing being supported for rotating movement and forlongitudinal movement, means for reciprocating the. casing, means withinthe casng for clamping the sausage roll to the easing, means operated bythe movement of the casing in opposite directions for controllining theclamping mechanism to clamp and release the roll, and means controlledby'the movement of the casing when the sausage is clamped to rotate thecasing and releasable from the casing when the casing moves in theopposite direction.

x. In a sausage machine, a rotatable and loigitudinally movable casingadapted to receive a sausage roll, means within the casing for clampingthe roll to the casing, and

means controlled by the movement of the ,ing releasable from the casingwhen the casing moves in the opposite direction.

- 8. In a sausage machine, a rotatable and longitudinally movable casingadapted to receive a sausage roll, means within the casing for clampingthe roll to the casing, and means controlled by the movement of thecasing longitudinally in one direction for rotating the casing.

9. In asausage machine, a rotatable and longitudinally movable casingfor receiving a sausage roll, means for rotating the casing, to twistthe sausage roll, and a connection between the said rotating means andthe casing for releasing the casing from the rotating means when thecasing moves in one direction.

'10. In a sausage machine, a rotatable and a longitudinally movablecasing for receiving the roll. means for rotating the casing, aconnection between the said means and the casing for releasing the saidmeans from the casing when the casing moves in one direction, and meanswithin the casing for clamping the sausage roll thereto and controlledby the movement of the casing in op posite directions.

11. In a sausage machine, a casing for receiving the roll, a support inwhich the casing is rotatable and longitudinally movable. means forreciprocating the casing and means controlled by the movement 0% thecasing in opposite directions for clamping the sausage roll to thecasing.

12. In a sausage machine, a casing for receiving the sausage roll, asupport in which the casing is mounted for rotating and longitudinalmovement, means for clamping the roll to the casing controlled by themovement of the casing in opposite directions, means controlled by themovement of the casing in one direction for rotating said casing, andmeans controlled by the movement of the casing in the opposite directionfor separating a link from the roll.

13. In a sausage machine, a casing for receiving the sausage roll, asupport in which the casing is mounted for rotating and longitudinalmovement, means for clamping the roll to the casing, controlled by themovement of the casing in opposite directions, and means controlled bythe move ment of the casing in one direction for rotating said casing.

14; In a sausage machine, a casing for receiving the sausage roll, and asupport in which the casing is mounted for rotating andlongitudmalmovement, and means for.

clamping "the roll to the casing controlled by the longitudinal movementof the casing in opposite directions.

15. In a sausage machine, a casing for receiving the sausage roll, asupport in which the casing is mounted to rotate and to movelongitudinally, and means at the inlet end of the casing for separatingthe sausage into links, and controlled by the movement of the casing inopposite directions.

16. In a sausage machine, a casing mounted to rotate longitudinally,means for rotating the casing and controlled by the longitudinalmovement of the casing in one direction. and means for separating a linkfrom the roll. controlled by the longitudi-' nal movement of thecasing'in the opposite direction.

17. In a sausage machine, a casing mounted to-move longitudinally and torotate, and adapted to receive the roll, means for rotating the casingcontrolled by the longi move the plate toward and from the roll as theplate swings, and means for swinging the plate in opposite directionscontrolled by the longitudinal movement of the casing.

19. In a sausage machine, a casing for receiving the roll of sausage,clamping bars movable toward and from each other at one end of the casinand means controlled by the movement 0? the casing longitudinally inopposite directions for moving the bars intoandout of clamping position.

20. In a sausage machine, a casing for receiving the roll. of sausage,and mounted to move longitudinally, a shaft parallel with the casing andmoving therewith and having a spiralgroove, a ratchet wheel encirclingthe shaft and having a lug engaging the groove and ournaled on a fixedsupport, a' pawl engaging the ratchet wheel to prevent movementthereofin one direction, and

c a driving connection between the shaft and the casing.

21. In a sausage machine, a feed table. a casing at one end of the tableand adapted to receive a sausage roll, a sliding connection between thefeed table and the casing, means for moving the casing longitudinally, afeed apron connected with the casing at the end adjacent to the tableand adapted to extend beneath the roll, means controlled by the movementof the casing in opposite directions for clamping the roll to the easingand releasing it therefrom, means controlled by the movement of thecasing for separating a link from the roll and means controlled by themovement of the casing away from the table for rotating the casing.

JOHN CALVIN SMITH. sIoN ARRINGTON DARNELL.

\Vitnesses as to Sion Arrington Darnell:

ROBERT H. MCCONNELL, ALBERT N. S'roKEs.

